Background: The five facets mindfulness questionnaire-short form (FFMQ-SF) is a new, brief measure for the assessment of mindfulness skills in clinical and nonclinical samples. The construct validity of the FFMQ-SF has not been previously assessed in community samples. Aims: The present study investigated the factor structure of the Italian version of the FFMQ-SF. Method: Structured equation modeling was used to test the fit of three alternative models in a sample of highly educated adults (n = 211). Results: A hierarchical model with a single second-order factor loaded by observing, describing, and acting with awareness (i.e. the mindfulness “what” skills) performed slightly better than both a five-factor model with correlated factors and a hierarchical model with a general second-order factor. The FFMQ-SF scores were significantly higher than those reported in both Dutch depressed patients and Australian undergraduate students for all facets (but nonreactivity for the Australian sample). Conclusions: Data support the multifaceted nature of mindfulness skills. Because of its brevity and simplicity of use, the FFMQ-SF is a promising questionnaire in longitudinal and clinical research. This questionnaire can serve as a guideline to help clinicians assess and monitor mindfulness skills acquisition, strengthening, and generalization, and prioritize mindfulness skills that need immediate attention.
The assessment of mindfulness skills: the “what” and the “how” / Iani, Luca; Lauriola, Marco; Cafaro, Valentina. - In: JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH. - ISSN 0963-8237. - 29:2(2017), pp. 144-151. [10.1080/09638237.2017.1385738]
The assessment of mindfulness skills: the “what” and the “how”
Lauriola, MarcoMethodology
;Cafaro, ValentinaData Curation
2017
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Background: The five facets mindfulness questionnaire-short form (FFMQ-SF) is a new, brief measure for the assessment of mindfulness skills in clinical and nonclinical samples. The construct validity of the FFMQ-SF has not been previously assessed in community samples. Aims: The present study investigated the factor structure of the Italian version of the FFMQ-SF. Method: Structured equation modeling was used to test the fit of three alternative models in a sample of highly educated adults (n = 211). Results: A hierarchical model with a single second-order factor loaded by observing, describing, and acting with awareness (i.e. the mindfulness “what” skills) performed slightly better than both a five-factor model with correlated factors and a hierarchical model with a general second-order factor. The FFMQ-SF scores were significantly higher than those reported in both Dutch depressed patients and Australian undergraduate students for all facets (but nonreactivity for the Australian sample). Conclusions: Data support the multifaceted nature of mindfulness skills. Because of its brevity and simplicity of use, the FFMQ-SF is a promising questionnaire in longitudinal and clinical research. This questionnaire can serve as a guideline to help clinicians assess and monitor mindfulness skills acquisition, strengthening, and generalization, and prioritize mindfulness skills that need immediate attention.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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